Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

81 reviews

gingerxkid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Body horror, Murder, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming

gingerxkid's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

g1oielli's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual content, Child death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Torture, Sexual assault, and Vomit

fallandfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

TW: Sequestro, estupro, gore, snuff filmes, assassinato e stalker

A historia é sobre as irmãs Claire Scott e Lydia Carroll que 20 anos atrás a irmã Julia desapareceu sem deixar nenhuma pista, quando o livro começa elas estão em um período da vida de ambas em que não se comunicam mais depois de um certo evento que marcou Clair. Após a morte do seu marido Claire começa a fazer descobertas terríveis que viram seu mundo de cabeça para baixo e dão a chance dela se comunicar com a irmã novamente.
Eu decidi começar essa leitura porque o alugues dele estava como “disponível para todos” na biblioteca e lendo a descrição pareceu ser algo intrigante.
Quando eu finalmente terminei ele senti que estava me afogando em todas as informações principalmente porque o ultimo capitulo foi altamente alucinante e rápido.
Eu cheguei com a expectativa de um mistério mas já imaginando um certa conclusão, mas eu estava muito errada e o livro é bem gore como uma reviravolta que  revirou o meu estomago.

Escrita dessa autora é tão boa principalmente na hora de mais tensão em que começamos a descobrir as coisas com as personagens.

Acho que uma das coisas que eu gostei no livro foi que mesmo em meio a toda a coisas ruins e descobertas que começaram a fazer as personagens principais começaram a entender uma a outra, talvez tenha sido o trauma unindo elas dessa ao invés de separar elas.

E um livro pesado que trata de temas bem horríveis e eu não vou negar esse fato nunca, não recomendo para quem não tem costume de ler coisas desse estilo e até mesmo eu que ja possuo senti momentos em que eu precisei parar e tirar a cabeça dele.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

schnanko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

abiartkh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child death, Addiction, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Infidelity, Body horror, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Mental illness

valerigail's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Stalking

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very, very gory. Check trigger warnings. I thought it was kind of predictable but I loved the sister relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, and Torture

natashaahmed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This is one of the creepiest and explicit books I’ve ever read. Points where I was so uncomfortable that I was nauseous. Loooong list of content warnings so do your research before you read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Vomit, Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief